Page last updated November 07, 2025
Study Design: Intervention Trial
PCORnet Infrastructure: Single IRB, Patient partners or engagement, Clinical Research
Collaboration Agreement
Principal Investigator: Jonathan Casey
Institution: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
PCORnet® Network Partner: STAR
Funder: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI); (Project webpage)
Funding Date: 2024
Study Duration: 2025 – 2029
Participating PCORnet® Clinical Research Networks: ADVANCE, OneFlorida+, STAR
Therapeutic Area: Pulmonology
Status: Enrolling by invitation
Research Question(s):
- Do smaller breathing tubes prevent long-term problems with breathing, speaking and swallowing?
- Are smaller breathing tubes as good as larger breathing tubes for getting patients through their illness and off the breathing machine?